by Mrs Fraser | Apr 29, 2026 | History, Year Six
As part of our history topic on Crime and Punishment through time, we visited Newcastle Castle yesterday. We enjoyed a tour of the castle, first finding out about the history of the castle and its’ role as the sheriff’s court and prison during the medieval times. Then...
by Mrs Fraser | Apr 1, 2026 | Design and Technology, Year Six
This half term in DT, we have designed, built and evaluated our own birdhouses. We began by finding out about the different kinds of bird houses and the birds that live in them. Mrs Fraser challenged us to design and build a birdhouse for a blue tit, great tit or...
by Mrs Fraser | Mar 18, 2026 | Curriculum, School News, Science, Year Six
In Science this term, we are learning about light. On Monday, we enjoyed an interactive workshop at the Centre for Life where we were able to take part in lots of experiments investigating light. First we learnt about Isaac Newton and how he was the first scientist to...
by Mrs Fraser | Mar 18, 2026 | Curriculum, School News, Science, Year Six
This half term in Science, we have thoroughly enjoyed researching a range of female scientists past and present such as Katherine Johnson, Florence Nightingale, Rachel Carson and Caroline Herschel. We worked in groups to find out about their inspirational lives, what...
by Mrs Fraser | Mar 9, 2026 | Curriculum, English, School News, Year Six
Last week, St Aidan’s enjoyed celebrating Book Week with many book-themed activities across the week. We discussed the importance of reading for pleasure to develop our vocabulary, knowledge and understanding of the world and learning across the curriculum as well as...
